Slate

With an LRV of about 39, Slate is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Slate in other brands

• Tramore Rock Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Gris Sherwin-Williams 7659 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• TVT L496 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Orkla Jotun 5125 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Hempel 13030 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Venato 40 Caparol 3D Venato 40 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Coventry Benjamin Moore HC-169 Light Gray
• Soho Benjamin Moore CSP-10 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Slate warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.8 and b value of -0.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Slate?

Tramore Rock (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Slate?

≈ 39. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.